Add to ORKGObesity stigma is thought by some to be the last “acceptable” form of stigma. Stigma against obese individuals has been found not only in the general public, but in health professionals as well. In addition, some research has linked levels of obesity stigma to lower quality care of obese patients. This study proposes use of a universal measure of bias to compare levels of obesity stigma to stigma against two other highly stigmatized groups: individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) and Muslims. Students enrolled in eight different health professions programs at a university in the Pacific Northwest were recruited for the study. Results indicated that health professions students had significantly more bias towards obes...
BACKGROUND: In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is a corre...
Aim: Negative attitudes towards people with obesity are common even in health care settings. So far,...
Abstract Background: Provider stigmatization of obese patients, whether they are metabolically healt...
Weight bias and stigma is a growing concern in the American healthcare system and is prevalent in ma...
Weight bias has been linked with obesity epidemic and other weight-related concerns such as eating d...
Rises in obesity prevalence over recent decades have corresponded with increasing stigmatisation of,...
Background: Prior research has provided evidence supporting the hypothesis that weight stigma exists...
Weight bias is prevalent, detrimental, and resistant to change. This study provided a general studen...
The obesity epidemic in the United States is increasing, and health concerns are also on the rise as...
With the recognition of obesity as a global epidemic (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012), there ...
BACKGROUND:In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is a corres...
Abstract Background In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is...
Obesity may not only pose a threat to an individual s physical health but may also have socioeconom...
The National Institutes of Health identifies that one in three adults is obese. Obesity is defined a...
There is a growing epidemic of obesity in the United States and a corresponding increase in the numb...
BACKGROUND: In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is a corre...
Aim: Negative attitudes towards people with obesity are common even in health care settings. So far,...
Abstract Background: Provider stigmatization of obese patients, whether they are metabolically healt...
Weight bias and stigma is a growing concern in the American healthcare system and is prevalent in ma...
Weight bias has been linked with obesity epidemic and other weight-related concerns such as eating d...
Rises in obesity prevalence over recent decades have corresponded with increasing stigmatisation of,...
Background: Prior research has provided evidence supporting the hypothesis that weight stigma exists...
Weight bias is prevalent, detrimental, and resistant to change. This study provided a general studen...
The obesity epidemic in the United States is increasing, and health concerns are also on the rise as...
With the recognition of obesity as a global epidemic (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012), there ...
BACKGROUND:In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is a corres...
Abstract Background In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is...
Obesity may not only pose a threat to an individual s physical health but may also have socioeconom...
The National Institutes of Health identifies that one in three adults is obese. Obesity is defined a...
There is a growing epidemic of obesity in the United States and a corresponding increase in the numb...
BACKGROUND: In an era when obesity prevalence is high throughout much of the world, there is a corre...
Aim: Negative attitudes towards people with obesity are common even in health care settings. So far,...
Abstract Background: Provider stigmatization of obese patients, whether they are metabolically healt...